Nyok Maurine Ekun
Biographic Data
| ID | 3521668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nyok Maurine Ekun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nyok Maurine |
| FAMILY NAME | Ekun |
| SIGNATURE | EKUN N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Masaryk University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9690-720X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bamiléképhobia and the production of identity under authoritarianism in Cameroon
This article examines Bamiléképhobia as a historically produced and actively mobilized process of ethnic stigmatization and identity construction targeting the Bamileke in authoritarian, post-2018 Cameroon. Situated within debates on identity, belonging, and ethnicized governance in Africa, the study adopts a qualitative, interpretive, desk-based design grounded in historical analysis, critical discourse analysis, and elite profiling. It draws on…
The Instrumentalization of Traditional Authority in Cameroon
This paper argues that since 2016, amid the Anglophone Crisis, the Cameroonian state's co-optation of traditional authority in the Northwest and Southwest regions has reinforced a patronage-based political order that obstructs democratic consolidation. Chiefs have been transformed into political intermediaries, mobilizing electoral support in exchange for state patronage. Through the selective creation and recognition of chiefdoms, the regime rew…
Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region
Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of 'slave descendants' in their marriages/attempted marriages with 'freemen.' Using theories from Mary Douglas and Erving Goffman to analyse their stories, I demonstrate that while 'slave descendants' are legally permitted to marry members of 'freeman' origin, in practice, some cultural privileges are stripped from those who choos…
Mobilising the racialised ‘others’
Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region
Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of 'slave descendants' in their marriages/attempted marriages with 'freemen.' Using theories from Mary Douglas and Erving Goffman to analyse their stories, I demonstrate that while 'slave descendants' are legally permitted to marry members of 'freeman' origin, in practice, some cultural privileges are stripped from those who choos…
Mobilising the racialised ‘others’
Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region
Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of 'slave descendants' in their marriages/attempted marriages with 'freemen.' Using theories from Mary Douglas and Erving Goffman to analyse their stories, I demonstrate that while 'slave descendants' are legally permitted to marry members of 'freeman' origin, in practice, some cultural privileges are stripped from those who choos…
The Instrumentalization of Traditional Authority in Cameroon
This paper argues that since 2016, amid the Anglophone Crisis, the Cameroonian state's co-optation of traditional authority in the Northwest and Southwest regions has reinforced a patronage-based political order that obstructs democratic consolidation. Chiefs have been transformed into political intermediaries, mobilizing electoral support in exchange for state patronage. Through the selective creation and recognition of chiefdoms, the regime rew…
Bamiléképhobia and the production of identity under authoritarianism in Cameroon
This article examines Bamiléképhobia as a historically produced and actively mobilized process of ethnic stigmatization and identity construction targeting the Bamileke in authoritarian, post-2018 Cameroon. Situated within debates on identity, belonging, and ethnicized governance in Africa, the study adopts a qualitative, interpretive, desk-based design grounded in historical analysis, critical discourse analysis, and elite profiling. It draws on…
Politics (3 works) · Authoritarianism (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (1 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 works) · China's Global Influence and Migration (1 works) · Democracy (1 works) · Diaspora (1 works)